“It hit kind of a sore spot,” Badu recalled on the Rap Radar podcast. “I didn’t wanna hear that, especially when I heard Big Boi’s verse. When I heard Andre’s verse, I felt very good because his verse was really, really inspiring.”

She added: “He just said how he felt and it was his honest feelings and I always respected that and listened to what he felt and appreciated it.”

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Badu then revealed that her mother – the “Ms. Jackson” of the song’s title – had an overwhelmingly positive reaction to the song.

“How did my mama feel? Baby, she bought herself a ‘Ms. Jackson’ licence plate,” Badu said. She had the mug, she had the ink pen, she had the headband, everything. That’s who loved it.” Watch Badu discussing the song below.

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